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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
Mechanisms in which p-coumaric acid (CA) acts as an antioxidant are not well understood. This study investigated whether CA can act as a direct scavenger of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and whether it minimizes the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Rats were administered CA in drinking water at low or high doses for 10, 21, and 30 days (uptakes were 29 and 317 mg/day, respectively). Blood levels of 8-epiprostaglandin F(2alpha) were monitored as a marker of LDL oxidation. Oral administration of CA (317 mg/day) for 30 days significantly inhibited LDL oxidation. CA also reduced LDL cholesterol levels in serum but had no effect on levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. In vitro studies that used electron spin resonance in combination with spin trapping techniques were used to determine the ability of CA to scavenge ROS and alter LDL oxidation. CA effectively scavenged.OH in a dose-dependent manner. IC(50) and maximum velocity for CA scavenging of.OH were 4. 72 microM and 1.2 microM/s, respectively, with a rate constant of 1. 8 x 10(11) M(-1). s(-1). Our studies suggest that the antioxidant properties of CA may involve the direct scavenging of ROS such as.OH.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/2,2-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-1-pyrrolidiny..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/4-coumaric acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antioxidants, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol, LDL, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Coumaric Acids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclic N-Oxides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fenton's reagent, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Free Radical Scavengers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydrogen Peroxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydroxyl Radical, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Iron, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Spin Labels
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0363-6143
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
279
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
C954-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of antioxidant protection by p-coumaric acid on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol oxidation.
pubmed:affiliation
Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.